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as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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as in pops
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in photographs
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in casts
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in shouts
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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8
as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making
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as in pains
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoots
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In Argentina, the journey to the Devil’s Throat begins aboard the open-air Ecological Train and ends at a balcony that shoots out over the falls.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
An elderly man sits on the floor, dozens of bodies lying around him, before a Sudanese rebel fighter approaches and shoots him.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The curve shoots upward like a fever.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Who is this stranger who shoots Axel, Sarah, or both?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
And how, if Hamas shoots at the engineers who are destroying them?
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
However, just as the three prepare to leave, someone shoots out the car tires.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Rollins rarely shoots when dribbling around a screen.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fujimoto shoots in an almost documentary-like, fly-on-the-wall style from the very beginning, but this isn’t to say that the film is cold or analytical in its depiction of this story.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Thinly slicing the white interior shoots and soaking them in ice water is key—the stalks curl and crisp, yielding the most satisfying crunchy texture.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
In other words, the unique vitality of our homegrown production ensures a healthy, resilient, and dynamic environment for international shoots, with consistently high activity levels regardless of market fluctuations.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This is also when the vineyards come alive, either with the first green shoots of spring or the golden glow of harvest.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Tiel traveled with her in the late '60s and early '70s, spending many months with her and her entourage in the finest hotels all over Europe on various film shoots.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
For variegated types, that’s actually the preferred way, since rooted cuttings often send up new shoots that are just plain green.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
While Garfield is walking through Washington’s Baltimore and Potomac train station with his two sons and Blaine (then Secretary of State), Guiteau shoots the President in the back.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In Argentina, the journey to the Devil’s Throat begins aboard the open-air Ecological Train and ends at a balcony that shoots out over the falls.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
An elderly man sits on the floor, dozens of bodies lying around him, before a Sudanese rebel fighter approaches and shoots him.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The curve shoots upward like a fever.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Who is this stranger who shoots Axel, Sarah, or both?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
And how, if Hamas shoots at the engineers who are destroying them?
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
However, just as the three prepare to leave, someone shoots out the car tires.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Rollins rarely shoots when dribbling around a screen.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Productions are increasingly consolidating multi-day shoots, suggesting greater efficiency and stronger coordination across agencies, MOME said.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fujimoto shoots in an almost documentary-like, fly-on-the-wall style from the very beginning, but this isn’t to say that the film is cold or analytical in its depiction of this story.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Thinly slicing the white interior shoots and soaking them in ice water is key—the stalks curl and crisp, yielding the most satisfying crunchy texture.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
In other words, the unique vitality of our homegrown production ensures a healthy, resilient, and dynamic environment for international shoots, with consistently high activity levels regardless of market fluctuations.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This is also when the vineyards come alive, either with the first green shoots of spring or the golden glow of harvest.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Tiel traveled with her in the late '60s and early '70s, spending many months with her and her entourage in the finest hotels all over Europe on various film shoots.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
For variegated types, that’s actually the preferred way, since rooted cuttings often send up new shoots that are just plain green.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoots
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The cartridge fires a 40-grain bullet at approximately 1,260 feet per second.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Oh, and if Indiana fires him without cause, Cignetti would be due 100% of his remaining salary.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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From the first shots at Lexington and Concord in 1775 to the last cannon blasts at Cuddalore in southern India in 1783, the Revolution broke boundaries and crossed borders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pull the linguistic thread a little further, and the word pops up as a mark of frustration.—
L. Carol Ritchie,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not so in Canada, as the Blackhawks star pops up in commercials pretty frequently — including a CIBC ad with none other than Connor McDavid, which seems to be running on a loop north of the border.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The third-year running back was in the midst of a quiet season, getting just three rushes for six yards across three games.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Catherine Leroy photographs her jump in operation, in February, 1967.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The study might help break down ADHD stigma, which casts any type of neurodivergence as a challenge.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Robak shouts through a megaphone in a video recording of the moment.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The person filming also shouts in terror as the video captures the scale of the disaster before news of the crash sent shock through the community.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The shareable treat features Galactic Brownie ice cream, fudge drizzle, M&Ms candies, and Halloween sprinkles atop a double fudge brownie crust.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show also sprinkles in factoids about Daniel’s military past, his upbringing in Italy and his fractured family dynamic.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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